. >>> it was quite a surprise for a sonoma girl who's father had been serving in iraq and afghanistan for the past 2.5 years. gives you chills. brooke was in the middle of gym class at school yesterday when her father walked right in. brooke says at first she didn't realize it was her dad. >> i just thought you know like oh maybe somebody elses dad or uncle or cousin or brother. and then as he got closer i'm like oh my gosh that is him. i was really just speechless. >> he was welcomed home to sonoma by the patriot guard riders and he will be able to spend the next few days with his daughter and other family members before he returns to his unit. >>> 4:54 is the time. back over to tara covering traffic for us this morning. what is going on? >> not much. that is the good news. roadways are pretty clear. seeing a lot of green arrows on our maps which means folks are moving at post the speeds. and finally at the mccarthur maze you can see traffic flowing well in all directions. no backups at the toll plaza. everything is looking good so far for your friday morning. here is steve. >> thank